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COAST
COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT CLOSED FRIDAYS THIS SUMMER
TO CUT COSTS
Orange
Coast, Golden West and Coastline community colleges will have
expanded hours Monday through Thursday and close on Fridays
again this summer in an effort to cut costs on utilities. The
Coast Community College District headquarters at 1370 Adams
Avenue will also close on Fridays starting June 1. Regular
business hours will resume for all District facilities beginning
August 20.
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CONTACT:
Erin
Cohn
District Director,
Public Affairs
(714) 438-4605
April
22,
2004
NEWS |
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At
a meeting this week, the Coast Community College District Board
of Trustees voted in favor of the altered summer schedule to save
costs in the face of continued budget cuts from the State. The District
adopted this schedule in summer 2003, and realized savings of more
than $100,000 in energy costs alone.
“This Board is committed to maintaining broad public access to our facilities
throughout the year,” said Board President George Brown. “The continuing
budget crisis has forced us to make this change in our summer hours again this
year. It is hoped that the expanded hours on Monday through Thursday will make
it easier for students and the general public to conduct business with the
District and its colleges in a timely manner, despite this reduced schedule.”
“Every dollar our colleges saved through this reduced schedule last summer
was put right back into the classroom in the fall,” said Brown. “We
were able to offer more classes to our students, despite the continuing budget
cuts from the state. We hope this year to save even more.”
All District facilities will
be open from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Thursday during the summer.
The reduced schedule will not
affect summer classes at Orange Coast College, Golden West College or Coastline
Community College, as summer school classes
are seldom held on Fridays.
For more information about the
reduced schedule, the public is encouraged to use the contact list below:
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Coast Community College District – (714) 438-4600
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Orange Coast College – (714) 432-0202
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Golden West College – (714) 892-7711
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Coastline Community College – (714) 546-7600
The
Coast Community College District is the seventh largest community
college district in the nation in credit enrollment, serving more
than 60,000 students each semester. The district is comprised of
Coastline Community College headquartered in Fountain Valley, Golden
West College in Huntington Beach, Orange Coast College in Costa
Mesa, and KOCE-TV, the district’s public broadcasting station.
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